# TargetSdkSpec

# TargetSdkSpec

[View Source](https://cs.android.com/search?q=file:com/android/build/api/dsl/TargetSdkSpec.kt+class:com.android.build.api.dsl.TargetSdkSpec)  
Added in 8.13.0-alpha02  

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```
interface TargetSdkSpec
```

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*** ** * ** ***

DSL object to configure the target SDK.

To configure target SDK with a release API level,  

```text
android {
  defaultConfig {
    targetSdk {
      version = release(33)
    }
  }
}
```

or with a preview API level  

```text
android {
  defaultConfig {
    targetSdk {
      version = preview("Tiramisu")
    }
  }
}
```

## Summary

|                                                     ### Public functions                                                     |
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| [TargetSdkVersion](https://developer.android.com/reference/tools/gradle-api/8.13/com/android/build/api/dsl/TargetSdkVersion) | [preview](https://developer.android.com/reference/tools/gradle-api/8.13/com/android/build/api/dsl/TargetSdkSpec#preview(kotlin.String))`(codeName: `[String](https://kotlinlang.org/api/latest/jvm/stdlib/kotlin/-string/index.html)`)` To set target SDK version with a preview API level, use this function to compute the[TargetSdkVersion](https://developer.android.com/reference/tools/gradle-api/8.13/com/android/build/api/dsl/TargetSdkVersion)and assign it to[TargetSdkSpec.version](https://developer.android.com/reference/tools/gradle-api/8.13/com/android/build/api/dsl/TargetSdkSpec#version())property. |
| [TargetSdkVersion](https://developer.android.com/reference/tools/gradle-api/8.13/com/android/build/api/dsl/TargetSdkVersion) | [release](https://developer.android.com/reference/tools/gradle-api/8.13/com/android/build/api/dsl/TargetSdkSpec#release(kotlin.Int))`(version: `[Int](https://kotlinlang.org/api/latest/jvm/stdlib/kotlin/-int/index.html)`)` To set target SDK version with a released API level, use this function to compute the[TargetSdkVersion](https://developer.android.com/reference/tools/gradle-api/8.13/com/android/build/api/dsl/TargetSdkVersion)and assign it to[TargetSdkSpec.version](https://developer.android.com/reference/tools/gradle-api/8.13/com/android/build/api/dsl/TargetSdkSpec#version())property.          |

|                                                      ### Public properties                                                      |
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| [TargetSdkVersion](https://developer.android.com/reference/tools/gradle-api/8.13/com/android/build/api/dsl/TargetSdkVersion)`?` | [version](https://developer.android.com/reference/tools/gradle-api/8.13/com/android/build/api/dsl/TargetSdkSpec#version()) The target SDK version. |

## Public functions

### preview

Added in 8.13.0-alpha02  

```
fun preview(codeName: String): TargetSdkVersion
```

To set target SDK version with a preview API level, use this function to compute the[TargetSdkVersion](https://developer.android.com/reference/tools/gradle-api/8.13/com/android/build/api/dsl/TargetSdkVersion)and assign it to[TargetSdkSpec.version](https://developer.android.com/reference/tools/gradle-api/8.13/com/android/build/api/dsl/TargetSdkSpec#version())property.  

### release

Added in 8.13.0-alpha02  

```
fun release(version: Int): TargetSdkVersion
```

To set target SDK version with a released API level, use this function to compute the[TargetSdkVersion](https://developer.android.com/reference/tools/gradle-api/8.13/com/android/build/api/dsl/TargetSdkVersion)and assign it to[TargetSdkSpec.version](https://developer.android.com/reference/tools/gradle-api/8.13/com/android/build/api/dsl/TargetSdkSpec#version())property.  

## Public properties

### version

Added in 8.13.0-alpha02  

```
var version: TargetSdkVersion?
```

The target SDK version.